#increased

Swipe fees have increased steadily since the introduction of debit cards 20 years ago, when there were no swipe fees at all. Merchants can't negotiate or control them. They've tried, but they have no leverage against the big banks and issuers. So they get ignored. ↗

— Peter Welch

#ago #banks #big #cards #control

As I get older, my appreciation for wine has just increased. I fell in love with wine through my travels, but knowing what the wine country is all about definitely makes it my own. ↗

— Jeff Gordon

#appreciation #country #definitely #fell #get

The science linking the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather to the climate crisis has matured tremendously in the last couple of years. ↗

— Al Gore

#couple #crisis #extreme #frequency #increased

High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life. ↗

— Ruben Hinojosa

#active role #bankruptcy #card #credit #credit card

America's health care system provides some of the finest doctors and more access to vital medications than any country in the world. And yet, our system has been faltering for many years with the increased cost of health care. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#america #any #been #care #cost

I want my testimony to stand on that point. But I would point out that Zona Research Inc. showed we have increased market share among business users, educational users, and government users over the past several months - and that's more recent than the IDC report. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#business #educational #government #i #inc

During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

#causing #complete #conflicting #during #effect

The Delaware Estuary has sustained a human population for thousands of years, but by the end of the 19th Century, increased population and industrialization had transformed much of the upper Estuary watershed. ↗

— Jim Gerlach

#century #delaware #end #estuary #had